| The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | |
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| Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
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| Based on | The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi by Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
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| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Edited by | Hermann Haller |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
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| Distributed by | UFA Film Hansa |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | German |
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (German: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a 1961 Swiss-West German comedy film directed and co-written by Kurt Hoffmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian and Martin Held. It is based on the 1952 play of the same name by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, and on location in Zurich. The sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger.
Cast
- O.E. Hasse as Florestan Mississippi
- Johanna von Koczian as Anastasia
- Hansjörg Felmy as Graf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee
- Martin Held as Frédéric René Saint-Claude
- Charles Régnier as Sir Thomas Jones - Justizminister
- Max Haufler as Van Bosch
- Ruedi Walter as McGoy
- Karl Lieffen as Santamaria
- Hanns Ernst Jäger as Schlender
- Edith Hancke as Lukretia
- Otto Graf as Ministerpräsident
- Tilo von Berlepsch as Außenminister
- Kunibert Gensichen as Informationsminister
- Herbert Weissbach as Finanzminister
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 121
- "Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi". Film Portal. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- Koczian, Johanna von; Held, Martin (1 March 1961). "Justiz-Krise". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi". Film Affinity. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
Categories:- 1961 films
- 1961 comedy films
- German comedy films
- 1960s German-language films
- German black-and-white films
- German films based on plays
- Swiss comedy films
- West German films
- Swiss black-and-white films
- Films based on works by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann
- Films set in Europe
- UFA GmbH films
- Films shot at Spandau Studios
- 1960s German films
- Films scored by Hans-Martin Majewski